We've just been hearing word that there were three people locked in the bathroom of a NY-bound American Airlines Flight, refusing to come out. Two F-16 Flight Jets were called in to shadow the flight—but DON'T WORRY! The pilot is in communication, reporting there is no threat level and the passengers have "returned to their seats." The flight is about to land at JFK momentarily, the situation seems to have been resolved, and several law enforcement officials confirm the incident was not terrorism-related. more ›

With nerves running high after the December 25 incident of a Nigerian man allegedly trying to set off an explosive on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit, the flight crew of today's NWA Flight 253 asked for emergency help because of a disruptive Nigerian passenger, an incident the Department of Homeland Security later characterized as "nonserious." The Detroit Free-Press reports, "A law enforcement official says the man removed from a flight to Detroit today posed no security risk to the plane. The official says the passenger was taken into custody after becoming verbally disruptive on landing. Subsequent interviews by investigators determined he was a businessman who became ill during the flight." (CNN said the passenger had locked himself in the lavatory for an hour.) more ›

If this is what a Jet Blue "buddy pass" is, we totally pass. An Inwood resident is suing the Queens-based airline or $2 million, claiming a pilot made him sit on the plan's toilet for three hours during a flight from San Diego to New York earlier this year. more ›